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. >> brack to you, lesli. >> we are your go to debate station. tonight we're teaming up with our sister paper "u.s.a. today" and beginning at 9:00 on our website, we'll be live blogging about what the candidates say. you can join the conversation via facebook or twitter. then on 9news now at 11:00, we'll be fact checking the candidates' statements with the "u.s.a. today" fact checking team. no bull, just the facts. tonight on 9news now at 11:00. >>> the latest poll in the tight senate race between tim kaine and george allen shows kaine with a four-point lead. allen is trying to regain his senate seat after making mistakes that led to his defeat six years ago. peggy fox had a small part in one of his turn arounds and talked to him today about how he's changed. >> reporter: governor george allen has a new perspective. he now feel as personal connection to jewish people worldwide. >> we need to make sure that israel remains a strong, thriving and secure jewish state. >> reporter: in his opening remarks at thjewish community center in fairfax this mo
. >> brack to you, lesli. >> we are your go to debate station. tonight we're teaming up with our sister paper "u.s.a. today" and beginning at 9:00 on our website, we'll be live blogging about what the candidates say. you can join the conversation via facebook or twitter. then on 9news now at 11:00, we'll be fact checking the candidates' statements with the "u.s.a. today" fact checking team. no bull, just the facts. tonight on 9news now at 11:00. >>> the...
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lesli, back to you. >> yes, we'll take that man card right over here. thank you very much. we'll see you later, derek. >>> the white house officially confirmed a hacker tried to break into the white house's computer system. that hacker targeted an unclassified area and was blocked not able to remove any data. the white house official who offered this information did so on the condition of staying a? plus. >>> more than a dozen new -- anonymous. >>> more than a dozen new laws take effect in maryland today which include prohibiting employers for asking potential employees for their usernames and passwords to their social media sites. fantasy sports are exempt from betting in the state and residents forced to leave a job to escape the threat of domestic violence will now be eligible for unemployment benefits in maryland. you can see more details of those laws at www.wusa9.com. >>> an update from the national zoo about its female giant panda. today the zoo tweeted that mei xiang went outside briefly saturday and then again this morning. this is some file video in the days after
lesli, back to you. >> yes, we'll take that man card right over here. thank you very much. we'll see you later, derek. >>> the white house officially confirmed a hacker tried to break into the white house's computer system. that hacker targeted an unclassified area and was blocked not able to remove any data. the white house official who offered this information did so on the condition of staying a? plus. >>> more than a dozen new -- anonymous. >>> more than a...
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native ryan leslie's native and he will be here in the studio. we will talk to him about his new project that that is all coming up now on "good morning washington." we will start things up with jacqui jeras with a look at today's forecast. >> we could have some serious impact by the end of the weekend and early next week. for today, we are starting out this morning with some fog and some drizzle. that will last until noon until we get some afternoon sun and we're expecting to see some heavy rain and strong winds but how bad will it be? there is a bit of it? and we will have more details on the hurricane in a minute. this is the visibility across the area, 6 miles in washington d.c. in fredericksburg, 12 miles so use caution on the roadways this morning. -- two miles. let's check on traffic. >> it has been an easy one so far. i hope it stays that way for friday morning. 95-virginia has a little bit of volume. here we are live in springfield and that is moving along just fine. maryland and virginia checks out fine on the beltway. >> thank you. we
native ryan leslie's native and he will be here in the studio. we will talk to him about his new project that that is all coming up now on "good morning washington." we will start things up with jacqui jeras with a look at today's forecast. >> we could have some serious impact by the end of the weekend and early next week. for today, we are starting out this morning with some fog and some drizzle. that will last until noon until we get some afternoon sun and we're expecting to...
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>> reporter: well, lesli republicans are optimistic at this hour. that this ballroom will be hosting a victory party in the next few hours. earlier today we stopped in quantico, virginia in prince william county. a critical battleground including one for military votes. >> i have always voted all my life. i have never missed a vote. >> reporter: on a brisk legislation day morning in quantico, virginia, the main street is dotted with american flags. >> this decides the law made for our great country. >> reporter: voters in this area are passionate about casting their ballots. >> could this -- it's my american right. >> i'm very proud. you know, proud that we -- we served in iraq and afghanistan and we're fighting the war on terrorism. >> reporter: the population of quantico is just 500. but it's surrounded by the marine base on three sides. the potomac river to the east. >> soldiers are dear to my heart. i was -- i was in the military for 21 years. and soldiers are dear to my heart. i don't care what branch. >> reporter: even in virginia, where patri
>> reporter: well, lesli republicans are optimistic at this hour. that this ballroom will be hosting a victory party in the next few hours. earlier today we stopped in quantico, virginia in prince william county. a critical battleground including one for military votes. >> i have always voted all my life. i have never missed a vote. >> reporter: on a brisk legislation day morning in quantico, virginia, the main street is dotted with american flags. >> this decides the...
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if it wasn't for that trough, leslie may come our way. >> stay where you are, leslie. >>> coming up, we'll head back down live to charlotte, north carolina. jim vance joins us live from the democratic convention with a look at how the economy could impact black voter participation. >>> i'm julie carey in fairfax county where a boost in student enrollment means some new schools and some new portable classrooms. i'll tell you how they're adjusting, coming up. >>> coming up in sports, the terps basketball team gives a boost to the program. the hokies play a what he has to say about a new milestone. news 4 at 6:00 continues. >>> well, the summer is really over. school is officially back in session for thousands of young people in our region. today marked the first day of classes all across northern virginia. in fairfax county the new year requires solutions for a population boom. julie carrie visited a school where one-third of the students are now outside the building. >> reporter: for some students in the lorton area the school year comes complete with a new building. south county midd
if it wasn't for that trough, leslie may come our way. >> stay where you are, leslie. >>> coming up, we'll head back down live to charlotte, north carolina. jim vance joins us live from the democratic convention with a look at how the economy could impact black voter participation. >>> i'm julie carey in fairfax county where a boost in student enrollment means some new schools and some new portable classrooms. i'll tell you how they're adjusting, coming up. >>>...
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initially, leslie johnson refused to step down from office. she eventually did and pleaded guilty to the charges. if question 3 passes, a politician will be suspended from office at the moment he or she is found guilty. >>> people in virginia have been waiting in long lines since the polls opened this morning. the commonwealth is playing a key part in the presidential and u.s. senate races. tom costello has more on that. >> good day from the greater richmond area. at this polling place, the biggest polling precinct, we are told in all of this county, they were lined up before the sun came up, about 300 people lined up here at this polling place at about 6:00 in the morning. the earliest voter was standing in line at 3:30 this morning. it's critical along with three other counties to decide how this vote goes. fairfax county is critical, of course. prince william county and loudoun county. this state went for president obama in 2008 then voted for a republican governor. so, it is purple. how it goes, how those counties go, could determine how v
initially, leslie johnson refused to step down from office. she eventually did and pleaded guilty to the charges. if question 3 passes, a politician will be suspended from office at the moment he or she is found guilty. >>> people in virginia have been waiting in long lines since the polls opened this morning. the commonwealth is playing a key part in the presidential and u.s. senate races. tom costello has more on that. >> good day from the greater richmond area. at this polling...
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. >> we have lesli foster to help crunch the numbers. the key races, ballot questions and the big prize of the presidency, how it might shake out when the last votes are counted. >> reporter: i'm joined by my partner in crunching, bob kettle who's the dean of the school of public policy at the university of maryland. let's take a look at two swing counties in virginia to get a bit of a picture. loudoun and prince william county. at last check, in prince william county it's almost a dead heat there. romney gets 48.6 to the president's -- in loudoun with more than 97% of the precincts reporting, president obama gets 51.4% of the vote to governor romney's 47.1%. now, when we compare that to 2008, you can see that the president won loudoun by 53.6%, and then prince william county by 57.5%. what do all these numbers tell us, don? >> what's going on here is that the president is looking not comfortable, but at least perhaps well enough to win virginia, but he has lost support in some of these key swing counties compared to where he had been ba
. >> we have lesli foster to help crunch the numbers. the key races, ballot questions and the big prize of the presidency, how it might shake out when the last votes are counted. >> reporter: i'm joined by my partner in crunching, bob kettle who's the dean of the school of public policy at the university of maryland. let's take a look at two swing counties in virginia to get a bit of a picture. loudoun and prince william county. at last check, in prince william county it's almost a...
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question three sper headeded by prince george's county leslie ivy after leslie johnson was convicted in a corruption scandal involving her husband jack johnson. she first refused to step down from office. she eventually did step down and plead guilty to the charges. if the question passes, a politician will be suspended from office the moment he or she is found guilty and is automatically removed when the appeals process is finished. >>> a special election to fill the d.c. council chair seat for kwame brown. brown resigned in june after admitting he gave false information on an application to receive two bank loans worth $200,000. voters will cast for d.c. council member philip mendelson or challenger alvin gurley. it will complete brown's term in 2013. another election will take place in 2014. and question five asks voters if the d.c. council should have the power to expel a member for gross misconduct. the counsel would have to have five-sixths of a majority to do so. anyone convicted of a felony serving as a d.c. council member would be required to leave office and prevent them fr
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initially, leslie johnson refused to step down from office. she eventually did step down and pled guilty to the charges. question three says a politician will be suspended from office at the moment he or she is found guilty and is automatically removed when the appeals process is finished. >>> 6:48 now. in the district we will see a new face on the d.c. council. in a major upset, incumbent michael brown lost his seat to independent david grosso. meanwhile, vincent orange easily won re-election. news 4's derrick ward is live with more on that election. >> reporter: good morning. it took somewhere around 20,000 votes to unseat michael brown. as you said, an independent at large council challenger david grosso was the political newcomer who won the battle against brown. brown has faced allegations of spending impropriety in his campaign as well as questions about the operation of a nonprofit that he was associated with. brown actual ly outspent grosso. while ethics may have been the underlying theme, it was also front and center in changes in the
initially, leslie johnson refused to step down from office. she eventually did step down and pled guilty to the charges. question three says a politician will be suspended from office at the moment he or she is found guilty and is automatically removed when the appeals process is finished. >>> 6:48 now. in the district we will see a new face on the d.c. council. in a major upset, incumbent michael brown lost his seat to independent david grosso. meanwhile, vincent orange easily won...
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university of illinois law and history professor leslie regan. professor regan, thank you for being with us tonight. nice to have you here. >> thank you, it's nice to be here. >> do you see the wave of abortion restrictions we've had, particularly over the last couple of years, as a means of undermining what is real about roe v. wade, a way of making something that is supposed to be legal essentially illegal by default? >> yeah, i do. it's amazing to watch the things you've been bringing up that really show that a movement with the new right and a very active, very conservative republican party can perhaps make abortion a crime in certain areas, in certain states without overturning roe v. wade, and for a long time i think the country, the abortion rights movement has been focused on roe v. wade. and really we should perhaps be thinking about the conditions of abortion and think about, since i've studied that, the conditions of abortion when it was illegal. and much of this is what you were just describing is exactly the way it was before roe. ha
university of illinois law and history professor leslie regan. professor regan, thank you for being with us tonight. nice to have you here. >> thank you, it's nice to be here. >> do you see the wave of abortion restrictions we've had, particularly over the last couple of years, as a means of undermining what is real about roe v. wade, a way of making something that is supposed to be legal essentially illegal by default? >> yeah, i do. it's amazing to watch the things you've...
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it was spear headed after former council executive leslie johnson was convicted. initially, she refused to resign from office. eventually, she did step down. the question is a politician will automatically step down from office after be pleading guilty. >>> kwame brown resigned from the council back in june after admitting he gave false information on applications to obtain two bank loans worth more than $200,000. voters will cast their ballots for d.c. council member phil mendelson or democratic challenger calvin gurley. the winner will complete brown's term which runs through january 22nd, 2013. that means another race will take place in 2014. >>> senate candidates tim kaine and george allen will vote right after polls open. kaine and his wife will vote in richmond. allen and his wife are casting their vote in alexandria and will travel to several precincts in the commonwealth. polls show kaine has a slight lead over allen. >> and virginiians can start voting in that race in less than 30 minutes. polls in the commonwealth open at 6:00 this morning. they close at
it was spear headed after former council executive leslie johnson was convicted. initially, she refused to resign from office. eventually, she did step down. the question is a politician will automatically step down from office after be pleading guilty. >>> kwame brown resigned from the council back in june after admitting he gave false information on applications to obtain two bank loans worth more than $200,000. voters will cast their ballots for d.c. council member phil mendelson or...
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delegate jolene spearheaded it after leslie johnson pleaded guilty to a corruption case. she initially refused to step down. but eventually she did resign. >>> in the district, vote letters cast their ballots to fill the council chair seat by kwame brown. the winner will complete brown's term which runs through january of 2015. brown, you will recall, resigned back in june after admitting he gave false information on applications to give bank loans worth more than $200,000. d.c. residents have a few more hours to vote on three measures folksed on preventing corruption in the wilson building. proposed charmter amendment 5 asks if members should have the power to expel a member for gross misconduct. the council would have to have a super majority. amendment 6 would make a person leave office and be banned from ever serve in office again. amendment 7 would apply the same penalties to the city's mayor. >>> and make news 4 and nbc washington.com your election headquarters tonight. we'll have live continuing coverage throughout the evening. still ahead, we'll see what's buzzing
delegate jolene spearheaded it after leslie johnson pleaded guilty to a corruption case. she initially refused to step down. but eventually she did resign. >>> in the district, vote letters cast their ballots to fill the council chair seat by kwame brown. the winner will complete brown's term which runs through january of 2015. brown, you will recall, resigned back in june after admitting he gave false information on applications to give bank loans worth more than $200,000. d.c....
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kids getting competitive about the day. 4-year-old leslie, his 3-year-old brother, luke. take a listen. >> mitt romney wins. >> i'm mitt romney. >> no, no. you're president obama. you didn't win. >> hey. >> no. i win. >> i win. >> i win. >> i win. >> mitt romney wins. >> i win. >> i win. >> oh. >> oh, no. >> hopefully not a preview of things to come this evening. remember abigael? it's almost over abi. take a look. >> because -- i'm crying because i'm tired of barack obama and mitt romney. >> that's why you're crying? oh. it will be over soon, abi. okay? the election will be over soon. okay? >> okay. >> oh. i'm doing my own sleep study. advil pm® or tylenol pm. the advil pm® guy is spending less time lying awake with annoying aches and pains and more time asleep. advil pm®. the difference is a better night's sleep. ♪ ♪ ♪ grown in america. picked and packed at the peak of ripeness. the same essential nutrients as fresh. del monte. bursting with life. good morning, it is election day and maryland voters will answer some key ballot questions today. they will decide
kids getting competitive about the day. 4-year-old leslie, his 3-year-old brother, luke. take a listen. >> mitt romney wins. >> i'm mitt romney. >> no, no. you're president obama. you didn't win. >> hey. >> no. i win. >> i win. >> i win. >> i win. >> mitt romney wins. >> i win. >> i win. >> oh. >> oh, no. >> hopefully not a preview of things to come this evening. remember abigael? it's almost over abi. take a...
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joining us now is leslie rottenburg senior vice president of media aimed at helping kids develop socially and emotionally. i have a small child. we see these different issues from 0 time to time. >> they need a health guide. are you surprised by that figure. they do know what to do for the most part. they are their child's best teacher. they need strategies for coping with every day. in a young child's life, anything knew can make -- new can make them apprehensive and anxious. parents need strategies and skills they can practice with their kids at home. particularly before they start a formal instructional setting like a classroom which can be overwhelming. >> so, you bring up a point. one of the things i was going to ask you, how early do you want to start this. when they are 2 or 3 we think everything is hunk can i dory. >> you want stow start when they are 2 or before that. 2 they can communicate. they have words, hopefully vow cab cue barry and -- vocabulary and you want to work with them to name their feelings, understand their feelings and they can manage their feelings. kindergarte
joining us now is leslie rottenburg senior vice president of media aimed at helping kids develop socially and emotionally. i have a small child. we see these different issues from 0 time to time. >> they need a health guide. are you surprised by that figure. they do know what to do for the most part. they are their child's best teacher. they need strategies for coping with every day. in a young child's life, anything knew can make -- new can make them apprehensive and anxious. parents...
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leslie is calling from cleveland, ohio. good morning. >> caller: good morning. >> bill: what do you think? >> caller: i just wanted to say they don't believe the people in cleveland where i live they are very enthused to vote. they have either voted already, or are going to vote soon and they just thought romney's performance was just a bunch of lies. and i know at least ten people who didn't vote in '08 that are going to vote this year. >> bill: well i hope so. >> caller: we got an allred state house here in ohio. >> bill: exactly. and you also had a secretary of state who tried to suppress the vote in ohio. people can already vote in ohio. good to hear from you. mike in sheperdstown west virginia. >> caller: good morning, bill you are doing a good job. even the president said this i think we all knew that it would tighten. and i don't know that the debate performance was really that great. but i think that the polls are going to tighten. you have said this consistently. this is going to be a close race. >> bill: absolutel
leslie is calling from cleveland, ohio. good morning. >> caller: good morning. >> bill: what do you think? >> caller: i just wanted to say they don't believe the people in cleveland where i live they are very enthused to vote. they have either voted already, or are going to vote soon and they just thought romney's performance was just a bunch of lies. and i know at least ten people who didn't vote in '08 that are going to vote this year. >> bill: well i hope so. >>...
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my name is leslie baskerville from the district of khr*upl barks i salute anita bonds from the democratic party and long time democratic party activist. i rise on behalf of the national congress of black will under the able leadership of dr. efay -- e. fay williams, on behalf of the black leadership forum, on behalf of the national coalition of black civic participation, led by ms. mel knee campbell. i rise to request a motion for reconsideration with regard to two amendments that i put forward from were -- that were, in fact, adopted. i would like to amend them slightly. i would also like to recognize that my first amendment, amendment number 28, is being offered and reflects the input of mr. matt haney from california. relative to amendment 28, wi like to amend my amendment to -- wi like to amend my amendment to read to make college affordable for students of all backgrounds and confront the loan burden our students shoulder. these are friendly amendments, they are designed to emphasize the extremely courageous and remarkable work of president obama and this administration in expanding
my name is leslie baskerville from the district of khr*upl barks i salute anita bonds from the democratic party and long time democratic party activist. i rise on behalf of the national congress of black will under the able leadership of dr. efay -- e. fay williams, on behalf of the black leadership forum, on behalf of the national coalition of black civic participation, led by ms. mel knee campbell. i rise to request a motion for reconsideration with regard to two amendments that i put forward...
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encouraged people to get involved through our system, working with romney for president, and seeming leslie with the state party and put together a grass roots network. we good it with fewer resources than the contracts had at first and certainly with less team because we had to go through a primary process first. i'm proud of the of our volunteers, i'm proud of the way we worked with boston and everybody tonight ought to be extremely proud of the work that you have done. i'm happy to tell that you in ohio we are seeing some good results. we had good turnout in southwest ohio and some of the swing areas we have some early voting results in now. places like lake county that some of you follow or hamilton county we are seeing better than expected early voting results for us. and frankly worse than expected for the democrats. we've also seen some good results in coal country tonight, belmont county. so we are doing what we expected to do in energy counties in ohio. and that encourages me a lot. you remember during the campaign that mitt talk a lot about this friday night -- >> okay. that's sen
encouraged people to get involved through our system, working with romney for president, and seeming leslie with the state party and put together a grass roots network. we good it with fewer resources than the contracts had at first and certainly with less team because we had to go through a primary process first. i'm proud of the of our volunteers, i'm proud of the way we worked with boston and everybody tonight ought to be extremely proud of the work that you have done. i'm happy to tell that...
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obama because he supports women's reproductive rights and will not set women back 50 years and finally leslie says i think equal pay for equal work is the most pressing issue for women this election. what do you think? i'll get back to you on that. this is referring to the 2009 lilly ledbetter fair pay act and i know, diane, you spoke to governor romney about this. he said while he didn't support it at the time, if he were elected he would not repeal it. but that lack of support, i think, did influence a number of women out there. >> yes, and then ultimately he wouldn't tell me. he would not say whether he, indeed, would have signed it if it came to his desk. i don't believe he ever said he would have signed it if it came to his desk. so, cokie, on this issue of the single ladies out there and other women -- what do you think? >> i'm certainly seeing single ladies being overwhelmingly for president obama as they were four years ago and there's no real falloff there, but i was just looking to see if we had a number on that abortion question to see if that seems to be the indicator. the problem
obama because he supports women's reproductive rights and will not set women back 50 years and finally leslie says i think equal pay for equal work is the most pressing issue for women this election. what do you think? i'll get back to you on that. this is referring to the 2009 lilly ledbetter fair pay act and i know, diane, you spoke to governor romney about this. he said while he didn't support it at the time, if he were elected he would not repeal it. but that lack of support, i think, did...